IRS Warns of ‘Relentless’ Wave of Tax Scams Targeting Americans

IRS Warns of ‘Relentless’ Wave of Tax Scams Targeting Americans
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington on Feb. 15, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning to taxpayers and businesses about an unrelenting wave of tax scams targeting Americans through email and text messages during this filing season.

With the tax filing deadline quickly approaching, the IRS has issued a notice urging people to be on guard for phishing and smishing schemes in which cybercriminals try to steal a taxpayer’s information through scam emails or text messages.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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